Friendly League

Ligga Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Rodrigo-Sebastian Palacio took the kick off in the first half of the match. Rafaela FC's Inocencio Veronica played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Deilmison van Basten in the 5th minute of play. Deilmison van Basten might have been able to make a better finish in the 11th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Inocencio Veronica. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Deilmison van Basten ran back to his position shaking his head. Inocencio Veronica showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Deilmison van Basten in the 11th minute of the match. Nico Veit hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. Octavio Gonzo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Inocencio Veronica showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Deilmison van Basten in the 31st minute of the match. 34 minutes into the match, Rafaela FC's goal looked a bit too open when Deilmison van Basten came free, but Inocencio Veronica reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 36 minutes in the game Gu Zhan Cheng did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Deilmison van Basten. In the 39th minute Deilmison van Basten shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Inocencio Veronica saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Rafaela FC getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Octavio Gonzo hit a great ball. Inocencio Veronica took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Deilmison van Basten, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Inocencio Veronica showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Deilmison van Basten, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. In the 47th minute, ATHLETICO PRaiano's Deilmison van Basten dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Deilmison van Basten to make the kick off. In the 54th minute, Deilmison van Basten got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 56 minutes into the match, ATHLETICO PRaiano's Deilmison van Basten sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Inocencio Veronica narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Inocencio Veronica took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Denílson Magalhães, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rafaela FC made a substitution. Esteban Ikatz replaced Eloy Gipuzkoa. The throw-in from Basilio Guillerme in the 61st minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by ATHLETICO PRaiano's Gaétan Govou. Deilmison van Basten blasted a shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Inocencio Veronica having to make a save. In the 62nd minute Deilmison van Basten shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Inocencio Veronica saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. ATHLETICO PRaiano made a substitution. Ralf Albäck replaced Betão Marquez. In the 73rd minute Ralf Albäck shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Inocencio Veronica saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 73 minutes into the match, Rafaela FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ralf Albäck came free, but Inocencio Veronica reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. ATHLETICO PRaiano's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Unax Mudarra in the 74th minute. A nice corner shot did that Unax Mudarra got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Inocencio Veronica quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Inocencio Veronica made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ralf Albäck in the 76th minute of play. Inocencio Veronica made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ralf Albäck in the 79th minute of play. In the 81st minute of the match ATHLETICO PRaiano got a corner. Rafaela FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Unax Mudarra ran over to the corner to take the kick. Inocencio Veronica took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Deilmison van Basten, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Deilmison van Basten's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Inocencio Veronica read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 92nd minute of play. ATHLETICO PRaiano's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Unax Mudarra in the 93rd minute. The corner ended in Unax Mudarra almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Rafaela FC's Inocencio Veronica did a great save. There was no doubt that ATHLETICO PRaiano were the better team. ATHLETICO PRaiano's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.